I am joining Washington Dairy Farmers, Oregon Dairy Farmers and Fred Meyer in the fight against hunger.
Many families across the Inland Northwest are unsure where their next meal will come from. In fact, 1 out of 5 children struggle with hunger. This is especially true during the summer months when children do not have access to low-income school lunch programs.
(dairy products are rarely donated to food banks)
In honor of June Dairy Month, our farm along with the Dairy Farmers of Washington, Fred Meyer and Second Harvest challenge you to donate $10 to your local Second Harvest. A $10 donation could provide up to 35 meals for local low-income families in Eastern Washington. It is simple and can be done by clicking here.
Western Washington farmers have teamed up with Food Lifeline and donations can be made by clicking here.
Oregon & Clark County WA farmers have teamed up with Oregon Food Bank and donations can be made by clicking here.
Make sure to follow along on my Facebook page & help us #fightsummerhunger!
Oregon dairy farmer, Darleen from Abiqua Acres is also participating in the Northwest Farmers Fighting Hunger! Make sure to check out her blog post on this very subject and follow along with her on Facebook. Make sure to donate under Washington as to help me in Darleen’s challenge of Washington vs. Oregon in a little friendly competition to #fightsummerhunger.
Krista Stauffer
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Nice post Krista….thank you for helping spread the word! I would also like to mention the support of the Washington and Oregon Departments of Agriculture, their Directors Bud Hover (WA) and Katy Coba (OR) and their food assistance program staffs for supporting this cause and spreading the word. Kudos also for the support of the Washington Food Coalition, the Washington Potato Commission, the Washington Wheat Growers Association, Washington Beef Commission, Darigold, and others. Be sure to check your mail for special dairy product offers from Fred Meyer during June Dairy Month.
Respectfully,
Jeff Steele / Washington Dairy Products Commission
Thank you! It is great to see so many organizations working together on this. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help!
Reblogged this on foodforlanecounty and commented:
FOOD for Lane County will benefit from this drive.
Thank you for your involvement in this important drive. We are the food bank serving Lane County, Oregon, and we distribute nearly 17,000 meals a day through our partner agencies. A summer drive like this really helps.
I am glad to help spread the word! Hope it turns out great!
Your support will help Second Harvest feed hungry people in Eastern Washington. Thank you for inspiring other people to get involved and for being part of the solution to hunger!
Glad I can help spread the word!